Girls basketball: Tomales tops first-place team

The difference: The host Braves rode a 23-10 third-quarter run to a convincing victory over first-place Sonoma Academy (14-3, 7-1 North Central League II). Sara Souza led Tomales (11-7, 4-3), knocking down three 3-pointers and scoring a team-high 13 points.

From the coach: "Our defense was just money," Tomales' Chris Kenyon said. "All nine girls played really well. In the third quarter, we just went off. We were hitting everything. But it all started with our defensive play. The girls feel real good about themselves. They earned this one and definitely deserved to win."

Notable: After a tight first half, the Braves broke it open in the third quarter and led by as many as 20 points in the final stanza. Kayla Furlong led all players with 12 rebounds.